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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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