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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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