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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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