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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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