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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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