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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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