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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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