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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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