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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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