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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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