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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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