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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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