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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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