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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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