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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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