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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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