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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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