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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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