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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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