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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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