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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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