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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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