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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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