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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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