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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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