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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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