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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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