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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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