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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. 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. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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