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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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