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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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