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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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