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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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