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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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