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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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