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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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