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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes 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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