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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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