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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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