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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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