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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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