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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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