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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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