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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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