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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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