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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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