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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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