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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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