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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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