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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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