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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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