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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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