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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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