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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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