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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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