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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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