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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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