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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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