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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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