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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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