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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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