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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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