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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education