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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key 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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