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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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