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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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