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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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