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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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