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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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