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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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