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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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