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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business 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 institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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