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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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