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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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