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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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