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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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