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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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