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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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