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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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