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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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