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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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