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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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