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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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