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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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