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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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