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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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