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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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