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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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