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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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