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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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