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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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