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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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