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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new 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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