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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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