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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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