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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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