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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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