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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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