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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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