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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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