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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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