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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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