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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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