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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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