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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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