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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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