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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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