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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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