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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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