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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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