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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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