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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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