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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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