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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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