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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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