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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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