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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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