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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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