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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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