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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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