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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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