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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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