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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. 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 massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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