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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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