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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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