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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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