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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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