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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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