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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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