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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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