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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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