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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes 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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