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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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