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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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