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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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