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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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