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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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