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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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