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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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