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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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