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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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