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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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