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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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