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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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