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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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