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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes 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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