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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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