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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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