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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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