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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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