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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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