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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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