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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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