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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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