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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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