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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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