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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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