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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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