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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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