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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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