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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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