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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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