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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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