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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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