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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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