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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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