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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources