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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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