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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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