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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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