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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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