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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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