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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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