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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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