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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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