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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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