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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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