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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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