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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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