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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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