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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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