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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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