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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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