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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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