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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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