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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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