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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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