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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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