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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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