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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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