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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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