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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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