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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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