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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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