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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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