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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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