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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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