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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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