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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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