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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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