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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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