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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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