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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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