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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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