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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines 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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