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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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