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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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