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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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