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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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