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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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