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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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