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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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