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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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