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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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