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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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