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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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