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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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