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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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