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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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