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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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