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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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