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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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