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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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