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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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