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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major 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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