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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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