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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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