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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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