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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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