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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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