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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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