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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire 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 thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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