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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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