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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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