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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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