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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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