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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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