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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers 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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