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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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