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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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