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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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