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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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