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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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