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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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