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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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