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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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