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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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