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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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