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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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