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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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