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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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