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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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