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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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