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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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