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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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