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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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