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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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