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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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