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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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