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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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