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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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