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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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