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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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