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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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