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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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