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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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