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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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