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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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