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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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