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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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