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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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