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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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