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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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