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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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