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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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