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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key 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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