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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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