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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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