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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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