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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes 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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