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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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