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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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