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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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