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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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