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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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