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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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