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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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