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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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