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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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