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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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