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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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