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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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