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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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