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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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