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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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