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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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