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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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