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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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