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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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