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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models 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 stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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