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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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