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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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