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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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