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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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