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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different 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 optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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