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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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