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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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