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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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