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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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