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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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