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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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