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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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