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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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