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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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