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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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