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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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