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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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