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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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