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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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