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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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