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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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