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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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