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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key 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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