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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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