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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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