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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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