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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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