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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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