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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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