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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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