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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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