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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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