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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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