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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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