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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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