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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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