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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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