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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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