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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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