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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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