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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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