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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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