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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important 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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