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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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