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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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