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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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