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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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