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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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