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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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