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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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