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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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