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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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