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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)