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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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