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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important 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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