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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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