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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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