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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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