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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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