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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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