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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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