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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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