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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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