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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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