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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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