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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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