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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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