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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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