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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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