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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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