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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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