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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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