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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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