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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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