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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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