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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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