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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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