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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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