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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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