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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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