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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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