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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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