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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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