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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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