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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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