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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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