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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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