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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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