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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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