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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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