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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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