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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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