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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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