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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 massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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