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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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