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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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