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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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