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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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