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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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