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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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