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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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