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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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