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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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