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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic 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 new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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