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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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