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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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