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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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