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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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