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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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