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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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