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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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