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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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