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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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