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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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