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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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