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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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