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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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