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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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