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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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