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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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