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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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