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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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