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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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