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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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