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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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