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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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