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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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