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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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