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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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