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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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