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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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