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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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