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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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