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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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