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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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