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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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