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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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