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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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