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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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