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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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