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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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