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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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