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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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