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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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