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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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