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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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