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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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