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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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