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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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