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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the 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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