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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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