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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major 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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