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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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