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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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