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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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