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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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