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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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