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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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