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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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