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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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