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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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