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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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