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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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