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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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