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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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