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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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