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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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