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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education