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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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