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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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