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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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