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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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