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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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