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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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