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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations 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 handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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