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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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