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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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