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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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