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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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