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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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