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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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