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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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