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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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