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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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