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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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