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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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