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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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