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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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