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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for students 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 students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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