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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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