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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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