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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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