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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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