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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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