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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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