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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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