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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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