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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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