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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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