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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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