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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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