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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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