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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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