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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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