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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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