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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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