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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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