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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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