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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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