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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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