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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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