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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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